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John Younglove Nelson 1715 – 1784 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1715

Birth Location: Stafford, Overwharton Parish, Virginia Colony

Death Date: 25 Oct 1784

Death Location: Elk Run, Fauquier, Virginia, USA

Father: Sir (M.D.)

Mother: Lady Giles\Gyles

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Robert Nelson

John Younglove Nelson Sr was born in 1715 in Stafford, Overwharton Parish, Virginia Colony, the child of Sir Henry\Horatio Nelson ll (M.D.) and Lady Sarah Ann Giles\Gyles. John Younglove Nelson Sr had children including Robert Cousar Nelson. John Younglove Nelson Sr passed away in 1784 in Elk Run, Fauquier, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • John Younglove Nelson Sr was born in 1715 in Stafford, Overwharton Parish, Virginia Colony, the child of Sir Henry\Horatio Nelson ll (M.D.) and Lady Sarah Ann Giles\Gyles.
  • John Younglove Nelson Sr had children including Robert Cousar Nelson.
  • John Younglove Nelson Sr passed away in 1784 in Elk Run, Fauquier, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir (M.D.)
1673 – 1749
Birth Location: Kirby, Lancashire, England
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Lady Giles\Gyles
1690 – 1755
Birth Location: Lancashire, England
LG

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Robert Nelson
1747 – 1808
Birth Location: Colony of, Virginia, United States
RN

John Nelson's Ancestors

Self
John Nelson
1715 – 1784
Birth Place: Stafford, Overwharton Parish, Virginia Colony
Parents
Sir Henry\Horatio Nelson ll (M.D.)
1673 – 1749
Kirby, Lancashire, England
Lady (Sarah Ann) Giles\Gyles
1690 – 1755
Lancashire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Nelson's Descendants

1.
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John (Younglove) Nelson (1715 – 25 Oct 1784)
  1. 1. Robert (Cousar) Nelson (1747 – Dec 1808) m. Rebecca (E.) Strawmit (1747 – 1824)
    1. 1. Margaret (Gean (Peggy)) Nelson (22 Oct 1779 – 25 Jan 1864) m. Matthew Langford (22 Sep 1775 – 21 Jun 1861)
      1. 1. Elijah Langford (19 Dec 1800 – 27 Mar 1862) m. Mary Malloy (1800 – Bet. 1832–1844) m. Manerva (Elizabeth Ferris) McClaren (03 Jan 1821 – 1909)
        1. 1. Sarah (Ann Mary Jane) Langford (12 Mar 1830 – 1883) m. Green Ferguson (1828 – ) m. Robert McClanahan (7 DEC 1823 – 30 JUNE 1875)
        2. 2. Bird (Moore) Langford (26 Nov 1852 – 23 Feb 1933)
        3. 3. John (C. B.) Langford (Abt 1861 – )
    2. 2. Mary (Nelson) (Molin)
    3. 3. Robert Nelson

John Nelson's Timeline

2 Records

1715
1715
Birth of John Younglove Nelson Sr in Stafford, Overwharton Parish, Virginia Colony
Stafford, Overwharton Parish, Virginia Colony
1784
25 Oct 1784
Age 69
Death of John Younglove Nelson Sr in Elk Run, Fauquier, Virginia, USA
Elk Run, Fauquier, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1715
    Event Place: Stafford, Overwharton Parish, Virginia Colony

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Oct 1784
    Event Place: Elk Run, Fauquier, Virginia, USA
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